طافَhe went around بِالقَومِamong the people يُحَيّيgreeting المُؤمِنينْthe believers
طافَ بِالقَومِ يُحَيّي المُؤمِنينْ
وَيُناديand calling out to كُلَّevery ذيpossessor of عَقلٍreason وَدينْand faith
وَيُنادي كُلَّ ذي عَقلٍ وَدينْ
He went round among the people, greeting the believers,
And calling out to all endowed with reason and faith.
مُؤمِنٌa believer ماnot زَلزَلَتهُshook him بِدعَةٌa heresy
مُؤمِنٌ ما زَلزَلَتهُ بِدعَةٌ
مِنfrom أَباطيلِthe falsehoods of الدُعاةِthe preachers المُشرِكينْpolytheistic
مِن أَباطيلِ الدُعاةِ المُشرِكينْ
A believer unshaken by any heresy
From the falsehoods of polytheistic preachers.
قَهَرَhe vanquished الطاغوتَthe false god فيamong عُبّادِهِits worshippers
قَهَرَ الطاغوتَ في عُبّادِهِ
وَقَضىand decreed المَوتَdeath عَلَيهِمupon them أَجمَعينْall of them
وَقَضى المَوتَ عَلَيهِم أَجمَعينْ
He vanquished the false god among its worshippers,
And decreed death upon them all.
جَعَلواthey made الدينَreligion لِأَربابِfor the lords of الهَوىdesire
جَعَلوا الدينَ لِأَربابِ الهَوى
إِنَّماonly الدينُreligion لِرَبِّbelongs to the Lord of العالَمينْall worlds
إِنَّما الدينُ لِرَبِّ العالَمينْ
They made religion belong to the lords of desire;
Religion belongs only to the Lord of all worlds.
ذَهَبَdeparted العِلجُthe brute وَوَلّىand passed away عَهدُهُhis era
ذَهَبَ العِلجُ وَوَلّى عَهدُهُ
وَاِنطَوَتand were folded away آثارُهُhis traces فيamong الغابِرينْthose long gone
وَاِنطَوَت آثارُهُ في الغابِرينْ
The brute is gone, and his era has passed,
And his traces were folded away among those long gone.
فَتَنَhe beguiled القَومَthe people فَخَرّواso they fell سُجَّداًprostrate
فَتَنَ القَومَ فَخَرّوا سُجَّداً
لِإِلَهٍto a god قامَarose مِنfrom ماءٍwater وَطينْand clay
لِإِلَهٍ قامَ مِن ماءٍ وَطينْ
He beguiled the people, so they fell prostrate
To a god who arose from water and clay.
شَرُّthe vilest مَعبودٍobject of worship تَرَدّىfell to ruin حَولَهُaround him
شَرُّ مَعبودٍ تَرَدّى حَولَهُ
مِنamong بَنيthe sons of فِرعَونَPharaoh شَرُّthe vilest العابِدينْworshippers
مِن بَني فِرعَونَ شَرُّ العابِدينْ
The vilest object of worship—around him fell to ruin
The vilest worshippers among the sons of Pharaoh.
مَلَكَhe held الأَمرَcommand فَجاءواso they came خُشَّعاًhumbly
مَلَكَ الأَمرَ فَجاءوا خُشَّعاً
وَرَأىand he formed الرَأيَthe opinion فَراحواso they went off مُذعِنينْsubmissive
وَرَأى الرَأيَ فَراحوا مُذعِنينْ
He held command, so they came humbly,
And he formed his opinion, so they went off in submission.